Formation of a Swiss GmbH – Startup in Switzerland – Limited liability company in Switzerland
Below we summarize the main points on the subject formation of a limited liability company (GmbH) in Switzerland:
Required Capital: at least CHF 20’000 (fully paid-in, new since January 1st 2008)
Number of partners: at least one person (new since January 1st 2008)
Firm name: fancy name allowed
Statutory auditor: obligatory only if the company employs more than 10 persons
VAT-duty: Only starting from CHF 75’000 (CHF 100’000 from January 1st 2010)
Time needed for registration: depending on the Canton from 10 days to 4 weeks (express procedure always possible; time needed with express procedure: 5 days)
Costs: CHF 1’500 – 5’000 (depending on the contractor)
Price with STARTUPS.CH: CHF 0 – 1’500 (depending on the line-up)
Note on STARTUPS.CH: STARTUPS.CH disposes of various partners (PostFinance, AXA-Winterthur, Sunrise, BusPro, Creditreform and Canon), who bear one part of the formation costs; this implies that you conclude a contract with them upon foundation of your company (e.g. you open a PostFinance account or you stipulate two assurances with AXA-Winterthur etc.)
Preferably you establish the foundation of your company with STARTUPS.CH. STARTUPS.CH will provide you with professional guidance before and after the foundation.
Here you will be able to apply for a counselling interview and to request free documentation.
